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Word: crouthamel (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1937-1937
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Pumpernickle Bill's car is a familiar sight on Pennsylvania roads. He averages about 30,000 miles a year, taking in Grange meetings, bee inspections, potato demonstrations. He has been writing his friendly column of anecdotes since the death in 1924 of Obediah Crouthamel (real name: Solomon DeLong), to whose column he was a contributor. Pumpernickle Bill's slogan is: "Fergess net, un schreib alsa mohl" (Don't forget to write sometime). A feature of his column is: "Glawwas Odder Net, Ow'r" (Believe It or Not). Sample...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Pumpernickle Bill | 8/9/1937 | See Source »

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